MONTREAL – The final juror has been chosen to hear evidence at Luka Rocco Magnotta’s murder trial.
The jury now consists of seven men and nine women. Sixteen people have been selected: 14 jurors and two alternates who will serve as a safeguard until the trial begins. Ultimately, 14 jurors will hear the case and a dozen will deliberate on the final verdict.
On Friday, a female translator became juror No. 13, a woman who works in a butcher shop became juror No. 14, a woman who works as a geologist was selected as juror NO. 15 and a man who works as a chartered accountant became juror No. 16
READ MORE: Magnotta murder trial: 12 jurors selected so far
The 32-year-old Magnotta has pleaded not guilty to five charges, including first-degree murder, in connection with the May 2012 slaying and dismemberment of 33-year-old Jun Lin, a Chinese engineering student.
GALLERY: Inside the Magnotta trial courtroom
Magnotta’s trial is expected to last between six and eight weeks and is scheduled to begin on Monday, Sept. 29 at 9:30 a.m. EST.
Besides the murder charge, Magnotta has pleaded not guilty to committing an indignity to a body; publishing obscene material; criminally harassing Prime Minister Stephen Harper and other members of Parliament; and mailing obscene and indecent material.
READ MORE: Magnotta trial: What do we know? What will the trial reveal?
– With files from The Canadian Press
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